{"id":6523,"date":"2026-10-20T00:18:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/?p=6523"},"modified":"2026-10-20T00:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:21:12","slug":"ffplus-third-open-call-for-hpc-business-experiments-new-opportunities-for-smes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/ffplus-third-open-call-for-hpc-business-experiments-new-opportunities-for-smes\/","title":{"rendered":"FFplus: Third Open Call for HPC Business Experiments \u2013 New Opportunities for SMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>he <strong>FFplus project<\/strong> announces its third Open Call for <strong>HPC Business Experiments<\/strong>, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to address business challenges through <strong>High-Performance Computing (HPC), High-Performance Data Analytics (HPDA), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Open Call will be announced in the first half of November 2026, while <strong>proposal submissions will open in mid-January 2027<\/strong> and close once 200 proposals have been received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The call primarily targets SMEs that have not previously used advanced computing resources in their business operations. However, limited prior use for feasibility testing and assessment of computing requirements is permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>introductory webinar will take place on 3 November 2026 at 14:00 CET<\/strong>, exclusively for National Competence Centres (NCCs) and AI Factories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fscaposag-519.my.webex.com%2Fweblink%2Fregister%2Fr0f2e01d07cbb8745984e0fd7e68c0e75&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caleksandar.gjorgiev%40infinite.com.mk%7C870079518a2d488b0db808df2dd9e9b4%7C90e181aff1204caca7df32aaefdbb8d1%7C0%7C0%7C639280086162118164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=VxzuhMfVpYlf9d8CgsxGYWZOOIe0IfmMX7Z5XtPoBUA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Register for the Webinar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ffplus-project.eu%2Fen%2Fopen-call%2Fbusiness-experiments%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caleksandar.gjorgiev%40infinite.com.mk%7C870079518a2d488b0db808df2dd9e9b4%7C90e181aff1204caca7df32aaefdbb8d1%7C0%7C0%7C639280086162128810%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=R2zx6TXYjeFwH3cDSw9pLYBEeJTTRs9zGnQhJNjKoRc%3D&amp;reserved=0\">More Information about the FFplus Open Call<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NCC North Macedonia<\/strong> encourages interested companies to explore the opportunities offered by this call to leverage advanced digital technologies, strengthen innovation, and enhance their business competitiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he FFplus project announces its third Open Call for HPC Business Experiments, targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to address business challenges through High-Performance Computing (HPC), High-Performance Data Analytics (HPDA), and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Open Call will be announced in the first half of November 2026, while proposal submissions will open in mid-January 2027 and close once 200 proposals have been received. The call primarily targets SMEs that have not previously used advanced computing resources in their business operations. However, limited prior use for feasibility testing and assessment of computing requirements is permitted. An introductory webinar will take place on 3 November 2026 at 14:00 CET, exclusively for National Competence Centres (NCCs) and AI Factories. Useful Links: \u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; More Information about the FFplus Open Call NCC North Macedonia encourages interested companies to explore the opportunities offered by this call to leverage advanced digital technologies, strengthen innovation, and enhance their business competitiveness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[378,403,393,494],"views":2,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hpc.mk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}